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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Emille (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Emille. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Emille is located in Tyler County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Tyler County: Angelina, Hardin, Jasper & Polk.

Below are the counties that are near Emille. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Emille:

  • Tyler County     (The home county of Emille)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Emille, with the one closest to Emille listed first.
    • Town Bluff
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Town Bluff is located in Tyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Bluff
    • Colmesneil
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Doucette
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Spurger
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hillister
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Ivanhoe North
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Ivanhoe North is located in Tyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe North
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 538 people
    • Ivanhoe
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Ivanhoe is located in Tyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,438 people
    • Warren
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Fred
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Chester
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Peach Tree Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Peach Tree Village is located in Tyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Tree Village
  • Angelina County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Emille, with the one closest to Emille listed first.
    • Martin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Martin is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
    • Parker Point
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Parker Point is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Point
    • Dolan
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Dolan is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolan
    • Nancy
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Nancy is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nancy
    • Zavalla
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Manning ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Manning is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
    • Boynton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Boynton is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
  • Hardin County
  • Jasper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Emille, with the one closest to Emille listed first.
    • Beech Grove
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Beech Grove is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove
    • Jasper
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Harveytown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Harveytown is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveytown
    • Sam Rayburn
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Browndell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Browndell is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browndell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
    • Kirbyville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Call Junction
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Call Junction is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Call Junction
  • Newton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Emille, with the one closest to Emille listed first.
    • Call
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Bleakwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Bleakwood is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bleakwood
    • Newton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Emille, with the one closest to Emille listed first.
    • Barnes
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Barnes is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
    • Barnum
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Barnum is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnum
    • Dallardsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lily Island
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Lily Island is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily Island
    • Oak Shade
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Oak Shade is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Shade
    • Camden
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Indian Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Indian Springs is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
  • Sabine County
  • San Augustine County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Emille, with the one closest to Emille listed first.
    • Powell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Powell is located in San Augustine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
    • Zana ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Zana is located in San Augustine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zana
    • White City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • White City is located in San Augustine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Emille, see our County-by-County Page for Emille.

Cemeteries Near Emille ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Emille.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Emille - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Emille covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Emille, with the one closest to Emille listed first.

  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Pedigo Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Supps Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Moffet Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Rawls Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Farrell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Goalsbee Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Holton Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Egypt Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • East Chapel Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Gregory Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Smyth Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (150 more) ...
    • Sanders Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Lanier Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Little Hope Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

While we didn't find Emille in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Emille.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Emille, with the one closest to Emille listed first.

  • Town Bluff
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Town Bluff is located in Tyler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Bluff
  • Beech Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Beech Grove is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove
  • Woodville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Colmesneil
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Spurger
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Rockland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Rockland is located in Tyler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
  • Hillister
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Magnolia Springs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Magnolia Springs is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Springs
  • Erin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Erin is located in Jasper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
  • Jasper
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Warren
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Hyatt
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hyatt is located in Tyler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatt
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Chester
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Village Mills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Barnum
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Barnum is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnum

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Emille. See our List of 1890's Communities around Emille.

Newspapers Published in Emille ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Emille.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Emille, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Emille.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Emille:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Emille) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<4>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Emille, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.